317 Holistic Health

11/18/2025

Owning a cat isn’t just adorable… it’s good for your health too. 🐾✨

From the gentle rhythm of their purrs to the quiet comfort of their presence, cats naturally help calm your nervous system and bring more peace into your day. 😌💛

🐱 Health Benefits of Having a Cat:
✨ Reduces stress and anxiety
✨ Lowers blood pressure
✨ Boosts mood and emotional well-being
✨ Provides companionship and combats loneliness
✨ Encourages mindfulness and slow, intentional living

There’s something magical about the way a cat curls up next to you and suddenly the world feels a little lighter. 🌿💕

Tag a fellow cat lover who knows the healing power of a purring friend! 🐾💛

11/18/2025

✨ Relax & Rejuvenate With Reiki ✨

When life feels heavy and your energy feels scattered, a Reiki session is a beautiful way to reset. Let the stress melt away as your mind, body, and spirit sink into deep calm. 🌿💫

Reiki helps you:
✨ Release tension
✨ Balance your energy
✨ Clear emotional heaviness
✨ Reconnect with your inner peace

Give yourself permission to slow down, breathe, and return to your natural state of harmony. You deserve to feel restored. 🤍

✨ Ready to relax and rejuvenate?
Visit the link in our bio to schedule your Reiki session today. ✨

11/17/2025

your gut does a lot more than just digest your food. yes - it breaks down what we eat and turns it into fuel... but it also plays a huge role in our
immune system 🧬, our inflammatory response 🔥 and even our mood + stress levels

If your gut’s not happy, you’re not happy.

Here are a few simple ways to support your gut:

• eat a variety of whole foods - your gut loves diversity

• include fermented foods + prebiotic fiber daily + stay hydrated

• keep sugar + artificial sweeteners low + choose whole, minimally processed grains when you can • + prioritize sleep (your gut repairs at night) + move regularly — even a daily walk helps + avoid unnecessary antibiotics

• support the gut lining (I add collagen to my coffee
/matcha daily)

Remember, taking the step to a healthier lifestyle does not happen overnight. Pick one thing that you can start doing daily and keep up with it for the next a month. Once it has become a habit, then you can add one more thing.

I found one people start practicing healthy habits this way it tends not to be as overwhelming and is far more effective.

which habit would you like to start first?

11/17/2025

317 HOLISTIC HEALTH OFFERS…

Reiki/Energy-work: a healing technique based on the principle that the practitioners can channel energy into the client by means of touch, to activate the natural healing processes of the client’s body and restore physical and emotional well-being.

Similar to Swedish: Light touch, long strokes, light to medium pressure.

Deep Energy: medium to hard pressure, working on knots and kinks built up through stress, working out, and or life in general.

Sports Energy: medium to hard pressure, this is like deep tissue with more stretching and focus on areas of need.

Health Consulting:

To schedule your session go to the link or visit our website by going to the link in our bio

11/17/2025

Exfoliant and Moisturizer all in one!

These sugar scrub bars leave my skin feeling so soft and smooth after! You can use as a body scrub or simple hand scrub to keep near your kitchen sink. The smell of pine, fir and spruce is perfect for this season and makes me feel so calm, grounded and peaceful.
Pine + Spruce Sugar Scrub Bars

Ingredients:
-1/3 cup (43 grams) coconut oil
-1.5 teaspoons (10 grams) shea butter
-2 tablespoons (14 grams) beeswax
-3/4 cup (128 grams) sugar
-6 drops Ponderosa Pine essential oil
-4 drops Douglas Fir essential oil
-4 drops Black Spruce essential oil
-Optional: 1 tablespoon chopped dry pine, spruce or fir needles

Instructions:
1. Melt together shea butter, coconut oil beeswax in double boiler on low
2. Once melted, remove from heat and stir in essential oils
3. Slowly add sugar while constantly stirring
4. Add the chopped tree needles to mixture
5. Pack tightly into circular molds
6. Leave 24 hours to harden
7. Remove from molds and store in glass jar before using.

To use: Gently massage bar on skin in circular motion.
Rinse with warm water.

Note: Due to the butter and wax components there will be a wonderful moisturizing effect with these!

When in the shower, the sugar easily rinses off, however the butter component loves to adhere to skin protecting it from moisture loss while repelling the water. Once out of the shower, this is quickly absorbed, leaving your skin incredibly soft and smooth! I actually find I can skip a moisturizer the days I use these!

Substitutions:
-Shea butter: Can be swapped with mango or cocoa butter
-Essential oils: Can swap out any essential oils. If you prefer tree aromas, try white pine, white spruce, scots pine, tsuga, hinoki, juniper, cedarwood, balsam fir
-Coconut oil could be swapped out with another oil such as jojoba oil but I would increase the amount of beeswax a touch if using a liquid oil
-Beeswax can be swapped for candelilla or carnauba wax. These are more potent thickeners so use half of the amount of beeswax that I did.

I hope you love these! And they make a great gift too!

11/16/2025

🌲 Let the Forest Heal You 🌲

There’s something magical that happens the moment you step beneath the trees. The air gets softer. Your mind gets quieter. Your body remembers what it feels like to exhale again.

The forest has a way of grounding you without asking anything in return — the scent of pine lifting your mood, the crunch of leaves calming your nervous system, and the steady rhythm of nature bringing you back to yourself.

✨ When life feels heavy, go where the trees are.
✨ When your energy feels scattered, let the earth pull you back in.
✨ When you need clarity, breathe where the world slows down.

Here’s your reminder:
Nature doesn’t just surround you — it heals you. 🌿💚

11/16/2025

11/16/2025

When the air turns cold, warmth begins in the kitchen. November calls for slow simmering, for pots that fill the house with the scent of herbs and earth. This mineral-rich veggie broth is made simply with onion, carrot, celery, garlic, rosemary, thyme, and sage. The kind of ingredients that remind you how generous the season still is.

It’s grounding, herbal, and nourishing in the quiet way that November asks for. Sip it warm to restore balance, use it as a base for soups, or pour it into jars for the week ahead. Let it be your reminder to slow down, stay warm, and care for yourself with what the season provides.

What Makes It “Mineral-Rich”

When simmered for over an hour, these vegetables and herbs release electrolytes, trace minerals, and phytonutrients into the broth water.

Ingredients
- 2 large onions, quartered
- 3 carrots, chopped
- 3 celery stalks, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, smashed
- 12 cups water
- 1 tablespoon each rosemary, thyme, and sage

Instructions
Add everything to a large pot and bring to a gentle boil. Lower the heat and let it simmer for about 1½ hours. Strain, taste, and add a little salt if needed.

11/16/2025

🦃🍄 Turkey Tail Mushrooms: Small but Mighty!

If you’re looking to boost your wellness naturally, Turkey Tail mushrooms are a powerhouse worth adding to your routine. These colorful, fan-shaped fungi have been used for centuries—and for good reason!

✨ Health Benefits of Turkey Tail:
🌿 Immune Support: Rich in beta-glucans that help strengthen and balance your immune system.
🧠 Gut Health: Packed with prebiotics that nourish healthy gut bacteria.
⚡️ Energy + Vitality: Helps your body feel supported and resilient during stressful seasons.
🌈 Antioxidant Boost: Loaded with compounds that help fight oxidative stress.

Whether in tea, tinctures, or supplements, a little Turkey Tail goes a long way. Your body will thank you! 💚

11/14/2025

Did you know that butterflies taste with their feet? 👣

When they land on a leaf or flower, tiny sensors on their legs help them decide if it’s good to eat!

And here’s another fun fact: butterflies can see colors we can’t — including ultraviolet light. ✨ The world looks even more magical through their eyes.

From caterpillar to chrysalis to their first flutter, butterflies are tiny reminders that transformation is always possible. 💛

Which butterfly fact surprised you the most?

11/14/2025

🌿 Step Outside & Breathe 🌿

Sometimes the best reset isn’t hidden in a book or behind a screen — it’s right outside your door. Today I let myself wander a little slower, breathe a little deeper, and actually listen to the world around me. The sun felt warmer, the air felt sweeter, and for a moment everything made sense again.

Nature has this quiet way of reminding us who we are. ✨
If you’ve been overthinking, overwhelmed, or just off… try stepping outside. Touch a tree, watch the sky, feel the ground beneath your feet. Let the earth hold you for a minute.

🌱 Here’s to more fresh air, more stillness, and more connection.
What’s your favorite way to get outside? 🌞🍃